email software for sending pictures: I do not like Windows Live Mail for sending photos. Does all email software greatly reduce the size of the file to make it easier to send photos?

hlpeterson

I do not like Windows Live Mail for sending photos. Does all email software greatly reduce the size of the file to make it easier to send photos?

If the answer is yes, do some do it less than others? Any suggestions? Thanks. Harry

traveler90712 Loc: Lake Worth, Fl.

Gmail

ronwande Loc: Hendersonville NC

Write the Email and then ATTACH the photo image. Size will not be changed.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

hlpeterson wrote:

I do not like Windows Live Mail for sending photos. Does all email software greatly reduce the size of the file to make it easier to send photos?

If the answer is yes, do some do it less than others? Any suggestions? Thanks. Harry

The answer is no. Not all email systems reduce photo sizes.

I am Not familiar with Windows Live Mail, however email in general is limited bandwidth. If your trying to send 20MB files then there will be an issue that is not the fault of the email software. Many ISPs limit email size to under 10mB.

I can easily send multiple 500K JPEGs up to several Mb which have plenty of resolution for viewing on screen.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Picasa allows you to choose the file size from several nice mid-size options, and it will stay at that chosen size 'til you make a change. This is very handy if you send a lot of photos by email, and also if your original tends to be quite large. (Picasa email doesn't affect your original). You will need a gmail account to use it.

http://picasa.google.com

warrior Loc: Paso Robles CA

DITTO!!! :thumbup:

brucewells Loc: Central Kentucky

hlpeterson wrote:

I do not like Windows Live Mail for sending photos. Does all email software greatly reduce the size of the file to make it easier to send photos?

If the answer is yes, do some do it less than others? Any suggestions? Thanks. Harry

While many mail clients do reduce the size of the image, the primary issue is the ISP's mail server. They are typically configured to reduce the image size, just to reduce the amount of data on their already crowded server drives and to reduce the amount of data they have to push through their routers/cabling.

I gave up on using email to send images a long time ago. And, I'm assuming we're talking about the shots we want to share with others. You might want to consider using something akin to DropBox. It's slick. Copy the photos up to it, grab a link to them and email the link. The recipients can view the images very easily and even download them if you give the permission to do that.

Just a thought.

travisdeland Loc: deland, FL

I generally send more than 20mb worth of pictures, which will be nixed by most internet providers, so I use Dropbox. You get 2gb free storage, and once you upload what you want to send into the "Public" folder", you can email a link for download. I'm not one that sees a need to post my pix everywhere(flickr, etc), so this is an easy option. This is also a great way to keep common files/folders for multiple computers.

rebel hiker Loc: Sanford, FLorida & Banner Elk, North Carolina

brucewells wrote:

While many mail clients do reduce the size of the ... (show quote)

Ditto with Drop Box. Works great and does not reduce file size.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

hlpeterson wrote:

I do not like Windows Live Mail for sending photos. Does all email software greatly reduce the size of the file to make it easier to send photos?

If the answer is yes, do some do it less than others? Any suggestions? Thanks. Harry

Your ISP might have a size limit.

niard Loc: Maryland

I use www.wetransfer.com It sends files which are large.

tbetress Loc: Skippack, Pa

try using Hightail.com.
you put the email address in
attach your photos or whatever you want
it send the other person an email saying they have files to download
they download them and it is over.
I emailed a video to a soldier over seas of his twins being born.
Video was taken in the delivery room and mom wanted dad to see it as he couldn't be there.
He got it and I got one of the most wonderful thank you emails one could ever hope to get.

lowkick Loc: Connecticut

hlpeterson wrote:

I do not like Windows Live Mail for sending photos. Does all email software greatly reduce the size of the file to make it easier to send photos?

If the answer is yes, do some do it less than others? Any suggestions? Thanks. Harry

If you use GMail, use Google Drive (free) to load your photos to the cloud and then you can send an email with a link for people to open the file. Google gives you 15G free and Drive is easy to use and very convenient.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

ronwande wrote:

Write the Email and then ATTACH the photo image. Size will not be changed.

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I use Windows Live Mail and have no problems with resized images.

Reinaldokool Loc: San Rafael, CA

hlpeterson wrote:

I do not like Windows Live Mail for sending photos. Does all email software greatly reduce the size of the file to make it easier to send photos?

If the answer is yes, do some do it less than others? Any suggestions? Thanks. Harry

Thunderbird does a good job with large files (Photos, or other) It does not do anything but send them. Many ISPs limit the size they will send via email.

Thunderbird is a very easy and competent email platform and costs $0. Go to Mozilla and download it.